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Microsoft Makes Office Mobile Editing Free As in Freemium

Posted by timothy on from the free-is-relative dept.

An anonymous reader writes Microsoft today announced a significant change to its Office strategy for mobile devices: creating and editing is now free. The company also released standalone Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps for the iPhone, as well a new preview of these apps for Android tablets. Starting today, whether you're using an Office app on Android or iOS, you can create and edit content without an Office 365 subscription. The company is pitching this move as "More of Office for everyone."

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  1. Re:At least something not involving feminism these by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm sick and tired of feminism being shoved down my throat on every single issue. I mean, aren't there other, perhaps more important, issues out there?

    Oh yeah, I hear ya.

    It's almost as annoying as someone who can't stay on fucking topic...

  2. Freemium? by sootman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Editing: now free!

    In-app purchases:

    • Bold: $0.99
    • Italics: $0.99
    • Left/Right/Center/Justify: $0.99
    • "Power pack": numbered lists, bulleted lists, indent/outdent: $4.99

    PS: Speaking of lists: Slashdot, why don't you fucking render bulleted lists?!?!?

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    Dear Slashdot: next time you want to mess with the site, add a rich-text editor for comments.
  3. Re: subscription?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    i will read your fine links, and correct you where you are wrong.

    Damn, 90% of social interaction on the Internet boiled down semantically into one sentence.